Effects of forest fires on flood frequency curves in a Mediterranean catchment

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 193-206

  Candela, Angela ^a   Aronica, Giuseppe ^b   Santoro, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Flood frequency curve; Forest fire; Land use change; Monte Carlo simulation

Indexed keywords

CURVE FITTING; FIRE HAZARDS; FORESTRY; HYDROLOGY; LAND USE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WATERSHEDS;

FIRE CONDITIONS; FLOOD FREQUENCY CURVES (FFC); RETURN PERIOD; STOCHASTIC MODELS;

CATCHMENTS;

FLOOD FREQUENCY; FOREST FIRE; FORESTED CATCHMENT; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; LAND USE CHANGE;

FIRES; FORESTS; HYDROLOGY; LAND USE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WATER SHEDS;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 17444386688     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1623/hysj.50.2.193.60650     Document Type: Article

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